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WorksheetsESOL Praxis Study Guide- Foundations of Linguistics Section
Total questions: 53
Worksheet time: 46mins
the study of the production of sounds in speech
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the study of sounds and patterns of particular languages
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the way the voice rises and falls in speech
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emphasis placed on syllables or words
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the smallest unit of meaning in a language
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the study of how morphemes are combined to make words
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examines how words are constructed into phrases or sentences
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the study of meaning in language
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a way to visually represent sounds
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the best known transcription system
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sounds made by vibrating the vocal chords
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sounds are made without vibrating the vocal chords
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the point where two speech organs come together to make a sound
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air comes through the nose when making a sound such as /n/
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sound is made with a burst of air uot the mouth as in /h/ in hope
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occurs when a speech sound changes due to the influence of nearby sounds
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sound made when one vowel sound blends into another vowel sound in one syllable as in /ou/ sound in loud
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groups of two or more consonants as in /pl/ place, /nt/ bent, and /sp/ in whisper
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inserting an additional sound in the middle of a word
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(a) are seen as more rhythmic: stressed syllables or words are louder and longer
shortening or diminishing of a vowel sound: occurs with many unstressed vowels in English
the most common form of this kind of reduction is the replacement of a vowel with the schwa sound, a, as in hundred, again, and amazing
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In which of the following would a speaker most likely have a rising intonation?
Please bring some bread
I am afraid
Frankie and Johnny are waiting outside
Do you want to watch a movie?
the study of word forms and their parts
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must be attached to a morpheme to have meaning
_____ ________
such as the -er in the word player
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a morpheme that can stand on its own
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like in the play
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a base word, often a free morpheme, to which other morphemes can be added
____ / ____
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bound to a morpheme that can be added to a root word to change its meaning, grammatical function, tense, case, or gender
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bound morphemes that do not greatly alter the meaning, or part of speech, of a word
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create a word that has a new meaning or part of speech
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The underlined part of the word rebuilding is
a bound morpheme
an affix
a diphthong
a stem or root
Which of the following statements is/are true?
A morpheme is the smallest unit of meaning in language
all words are morphemes, but not all morphemes are words
an affix is a free morpheme
Both A and B are true statements
examines how words are arranged into phrases and sentences
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Syntax is concerned with which of the following?
how words are combined to convey meaning
stages of second language acquisition
ensuring transfer of language skills from L1 to L2
how words are formed into phrases or sentences
the study of meaning in language
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the emotional association of a word
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a word's actual dictional definition
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The best way for ESOL students to learn the connotative meanings of common words is to
study the dictionary
immerse themselves in language
build their own connotative meanings
listen to music and study the lyrics
a group of words whose meaning cannot be deduced from the meaning of the individual words in the group: put together, the words take a new meaning. For example, to feel under the weather is an (a) , meaning to feel ill, while to jump on the bandwagon means to follow another's example.
Semantics could be applied to which aspect of everyday English?
the use of quotation marks
the use of idioms
the pronunciation of vowels
the use of commas with conjunctions
Which of the following statements, said while eating Cajun food for the first time at a friend's house, would suggest that an ESOL student has a good grasp of connotative understanding?
This cuisine is delicious!
This slop is delicious!
This feed is delicious!
This stuff that people and animals eat is delicious!
occurs when language learners incorrectly apply the rules of their native language to the rules of the language they are learning
____________ or ________ ________
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This sentence is an example of ______
I won one prize!
interference or negative transfer
false pronunciation
irregular semantics
all of the above
A Spanish speaker who says, "I have fifteen years," when asked how old he is, is likely making a mistake because of
morphemes
pronunciation
metathesis
interference
speech acts as one or more words that contain a single idea and are surround on both sides by silence
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Pragmatics is concerned with
the way the voice rises and falls in speech
how humans produce sounds
meaning in context
how words are constructed into phrases or sentences
the study of language and its relation to society and culture and is significant because of its influence on language policy
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the set of actions a governments takes to regulate what language(s) is/are spoken in the given country
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language variations that are common to people in a certain region or social group
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In an ESOL classroom, the teacher makes an effort to use authentic audio materials that feature English speakers from England, India, Australia, and the United States as well as nonnative English speakers from Europe and Africa. Which concept would explain why this is a good strategy?
interlanguage
Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol (SIOP) model
Language Experience Approach (LEA)
World Englishes
being able to speak a language both appropriately in a social context as well as correctly in terms of rules and structure (2 words)
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involves using the language in socially appropriate ways and understanding register ( 2 words)
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the ability to effectively arrange smaller units of language like phrases and sentences into cohesive works like letters, speeches, conversations, and articles. (2 words)
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Which of the four components of communicative competence would involve understanding the appropriate way for a student to speak to the principal while visiting a class at school?
linguistic competence
sociolinguistic competence
discourse competence
strategic competence
